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Technology,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 15, 2023

School sues social media companies over childrens' mental health

"Social media companies have ignited a serious mental health crisis through their deployment of artificial intelligence algorithms designed to keep children and teenagers tied to social media programs in unhealthy ways," attorney Joseph W. Cotchett said.

School sues social media companies over childrens' mental health
Joseph W. Cotchett. Daily Journal photo

Following parents and school districts around the nation, the San Mateo County Board of Education filed the first lawsuit from a California school district against social media companies accusing them of creating a mental health epidemic affecting minors.

Joseph W. Cotchett, Karin Swope, Anne M. Murphy, Brian Danitz, Andrew F. Kirtley, Gayatri S. Raghunandan, and Galen K. Cheney of Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP represent the county.

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